Software Engineering Manager

**Date**:14 Oct 2024

**Location**: Mayfield, Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2304

**Company**:Orica

**About Orica**

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures. Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world.It’s an exciting time to join us - we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.**About the role**

We are excited to announce a key opportunity at Orica for an Engineering Manager within our Digital Solutions team focused on BlastIQ software products and ODS Platform. Orica’s Digital Solutions seamlessly connects our customers’ physical and digital worlds so they can readily understand and optimise their operations at every step of the value chain, from exploration to processing, empowering smarter, data-driven decisions.

We seek an Engineering Manager who loves solving complex problems with simple solutions. You will work with Product Managers, Business Analysts, UX, and Subject Matter Experts to design our BlastIQ software products and ODS Platform. Your role will involve overseeing the technical aspects of product development, ensuring seamless integration of our software with the practical needs of our customers.

The team is a mixture of remote and hybrid (Newcastle-based). You will work with other teams geographically distributed across Australia and overseas.**What you will be doing**
- Working with the product team to build new software and add features to existing products.
- Prioritising work across multiple simultaneous projects.
- Designing database and contract schemas.
- Engineering reliable and secure cloud microservices and APIs.
- Leading by example by committing high-quality code and participating in code reviews.
- Manage production issues to ensure mínimal impact on our customers.
- Managing both individual contributors and team leads.
- Collaborating with other Engineering Managers and Leads for features that cross boundaries.
- Teaching and mentoring developers within the team.

**What you will bring**
- You love working with other people to find solutions to complex problems.
- You have strong experience in Cloud Application architecture. Preferably in multi-tenanted SaaS.
- You have a deep understanding of database design.
- You have effective communication skills and enjoy mentoring others.
- You have experience leading a team of engineers. Preferably managing managers.
- You have experience working with data in many forms.
- You have experience in delivering high-quality, observable software.
- You have a strong understanding of authentication (OIDC) and authorisation (multi-tenanted resource-based).
- Experience in distributed systems is highly desirable.
- Experience with event sourcing and domain event design is highly desirable.
- Experience with building shared services is highly desirable.
- Experience in spatial and temporal data is desirable.
- The Tech Stack- .NET 8 C# services communicating via events and HTTP APIs.
- React Web UIs using TypeScript.
- Mobile apps written in.NET MAUI.
- Windows tablet app using.NET, Angular, and SQLite.
- Duende Identity Server for authentication.
- Azure PaaS services and data stores, including Azure App Service, Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Event Hubs, Service Bus, and Azure Blob Storage.
- Infrastructure automated in ARM and Azure Bicep.
- CI/CD automated in Azure DevOps.
- Monitoring using Application Insights, Azure Log Analytics, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

**What we offer**

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.**We respect and value all**

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.